Species

With yellow-and-black bands, the giant horntail looks like a large wasp, but is harmless to us. The female uses her long, stinger-like…

One of our most common ladybirds, the black-on-red markings of the 7-spot ladybird are very familiar. Ladybirds are a gardeners best…

This remarkable creature shows nature’s fantastic complexity!

Bottlenose dolphins in British waters are the biggest of their kind – they need to be able to cope with our chilly waters! They are very…

The smaller of our two UK seal species, common seals are also known as harbour seals. Despite being called "Common", they are…

This big, beautiful fungus is a common one that can often be spotted popping out of trees.

The umbrella-like clusters of white, frothy flowers of cow parsley are a familiar sight along roadsides, hedgerows and woodland edges.…

As the bluebells fade, yellow archangel takes its turn to impress, with golden-yellow flowers carpeting our ancient woodlands.

Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by…

This distinctive lark is a passage migrant and winter visitor to the UK, most often found along the east coast of Britain.

Honeybees are famous for the honey they produce! These easily recognisable little bees are hard workers, living in large hives made of…

Unsurprisingly, the garden bumblebee can be found in the garden, buzzing around flowers like foxgloves, cowslips and red clover. It is…